Desk-tool.



N0- 830,614. PATENTED SEPT. 11, 1906.

W. H. PRESTON.

DESK TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.21,1905.

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' WILLIAM PRESTON, on VALLEY JUNCTIONQIWISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR,

. OF ONE-HALF o FREDERICK o. WARREN, or VALLEY JUNCTION.

Wisconsin.

- DESK-TOOL.

Application filed December 21', 1905- Berial Na 292,825. 7

To all whom it may concern.- 4

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. PRESTON, resldmg alt/Valle Junction, county of Mon roe, and State 0 Wisconsin, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Desk-Tools, of which the following is a specification. l

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in desk-tools, and it moreparticularly seeks to provide a tool embodying an envelop-opener, paper-cutter, paper-weight, ink-eraser, pointer or index finger, pencil-sharpener, match-igniter, and

pencil-holder.

My invention seeks to provide a device of the foregoingl character of a very simple, compact, an effective construction, which will readily serve its intended purposes and perspective view showing 3 5 use as an envelop-opener.

which can be cheaply and easily manufactured.

With other objects in view than have heretofore been specified the invention also comprises a detailed construction of tool of the character; stated, all of which will be first described in detail and then be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved tool, showing the same in use as a paper-Wei ht. Fig. 2 is a lon itudinal section on-the inc 2 2 of Fig. 1. ig.'3 is a crosssection on theline 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a yinvention in view showing the same in use as a penholder.

Referring now to the accompan 'ng drawings, in which like numerals 0 reference indicate like parts in 'all of the figures, 1 comprises a weighted portion 1, which also serves as a handle for the implement when used as an envelop-opener or as a knife-eraser. Mergin with the handle 1 and extending forwar 1 thereof is ablade-l which comprises a kni e-ed e 1, which ex tends from the points 1 to t e point 1}? of the tool and is formed witha curvededge, as shown. The tool is thinner, as at 1, so as to provide a convenient finger-grip when the same is in use as a scraper or as an envelopopener.

When the invention is in use as an envelopig. 5 is a similar opener, thepoint 1 is inserted into the envelop and-the envelop cut open by the cufi-v 1 ting edge 1 of the knife portion of'the tool, as shown in Fig.4. a

1' 1 designate elongated clapped port ons whose surfaces are roughene or provided with a file-face, so as to serve as a pencilsharpener or as a match-igniter, as desired.

Thehandle portion 1 near its end If is provided with an aperture 1 extending 'Patente'd Sept.11,1906.

through the handle to serve as a penholder,

as shown in Fig. 5. p

By reference to the drawings, 1t be seen-that the handle portion 1 is conslderably thicker than the blade portion 1,

that when the instrument is not in use the same will lie in the osition shown in Fig. 1 with the hlade portlon of the tool elevated from the table, soas to avoid the knife portion of the tool from coming in contact with the table to prevent it from becoming dull and to prevent scratching of the table -\From the fore oing description, taken in connection with t e accompanyin it will be seen that I have provi ed a very simple and 'efiective instrument of the character stated which can be easily and cheaply manufactured and which will readily serve its intended pur oses.

Having thus escribed my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An instrument of the character stated, comprising a, weighted handle portion and a blade portion, said blade portion havmg a curved knife-eraser portion, an envelo cutting blade portion and a point, and sai handle portion having elongated grooves on its upper and lower faces, said grooves beingprovided with rou hened faces, substantially as shown and escribed. 2. An instrument of the character stated,

"comprising a weighted handle' portion and a blade ortion, said blade portion havinga curve knife-eraser portion, an envelo -cut ting blade portion and a point, an said handle portion having elongated grooves on its up er and lower-faces, said grooves be rovidbd with rou hened surfaces, and sea andle being provi ed with a transverse aperture to serve as a penholder substantially as shown and described.

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3. A tool of the character stated, comprisan eraser portion 1-'-and a knife-edge 1 to ing a Weighted-handle portion 1,said handle serve as an envelop-opener, all being arportion having a pair of roughened surfaces ranged substantially as shown and described. 10

1 1 and a .bore 1"", a blade-portion 1 intev I WILLIAM H. PRESTON 5 grally formed with said'handle portion and Witnesses?- of less thickness than the handle portion and W. H. PRICE,

terminating in a point 1 and provided with; MADGE GRIswoLD. 

